泰勒·斯威夫特：心怀感恩的音乐才女

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泰勒·斯威夫特：心怀感恩的音乐才女

作者：Rebecca Ascher-Walsh 译/赵青奇

来源：《新东方英语·中学版》2013年第10期

Two years ago， Taylor Swift's third album， Speak Now， was about to be released and the then 20-year-old country music star had every reason to be confident. Her eponymous1） first album， which debuted in 2006 when she was only 16， had gone multi-platinum2） and established her as a musical force whose songs about love and heartbreak resonated3） with peers and adults alike. Her follow-up， Fearless， released two years later， sold millions of copies and earned four Grammy awards. By the time Speak Now was ready to greet the world， Forbes magazine had listed her as the 12th most powerful celebrity， with annual earnings calculated at $45 million. But on the eve her fans first heard Speak Now， Swift told us she was filled with fear. In the end， she could rest easy. The album sold more than 1 million copies in its first week and went on to win two Grammys and a spot on Rolling Stone's "Women Who Rock： 50 Greatest Albums of All Time" by female recording artists.

So as she prepared for the release of her fourth album， Red， was she anxious again or confident？ The first single off the album， "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"， has already hit No. 1 on Billboard's charts. And just like the last time， there doesn't seem to be too much to worry about. "I'm really proud of the record，" Swift says slowly， "but I'm always nervous about everything. There's a great deal of terror that fills my mind before I do anything， really. There's a huge amount of pressure and responsibility because millions of people are going to potentially spend their hard-earned money on the album， and there's a great responsibility for the critics who will write about it， and responsibility for the girl who is going through a breakup and needs a song about what she's feeling， and responsibility for the girl who doesn't feel good about herself and needs a song for that， too， and I worry about saying or doing the wrong thing." Swift pauses for a breath and laughs. "Do you see the rabbit holes4） I go down？"

十年前，泰勒·斯威夫特还只是一个多愁善感的青涩女生，在学校受尽坏女孩的欺负；现如今，她已然是国际音乐界一位举足轻重的耀眼明星，拿奖拿到手软，粉丝遍布全球。一路走来，泰勒·斯威夫特展现出无与伦比的音乐创作天赋，却从不自恃才华，只是默默努力，把自己经历的那些酸甜苦辣写进歌里。她是无数人心中的女神，却从不高高在上。走近她，你会发现她对家人、粉丝、音乐和人生的热爱是那么真诚，因为她从未忘记感恩。

两年前（编注：本文写于2012年11月），泰勒·斯威夫特的第三张专辑《爱的告白》即将发布时，这位时年20岁的乡村音乐歌手完全有足够的理由满怀信心。2006年，年仅16岁的斯威夫特推出首张同名专辑，创下了多白金销量，一举奠定了她实力派音乐人的地位，其关于恋爱和失恋的歌曲引起了同龄青少年和成年人的情感共鸣。两年后，斯威夫特又推出第二张专辑《放手去爱》，该专辑售出数百万张，并夺得四项格莱美奖。到专辑《爱的告白》即将问世